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The Michigan Senate gaveled out Friday following a marathon 30-hour session that wrapped up the Legislature’s work for the year as well as Democrats’ complete control of the state Capitol.

In a special edition of the It’s Just Politics newsletter, Zoe Clark and Rick Pluta take a look back at the 10 biggest political stories in Michigan of 2024. From Election 2024 and the Uncommitted National Movement to the state Supreme Court’s decision on ‘adopt and amend’ to Mayor Mike Duggan’s headline-grabbing gubernatorial announcement, the It’s Just Politics team breaks it all down.

The Michigan Senate sent a flurry of bills to the governor as it met Thursday night and deep into Friday morning.

The Michigan House session fizzled to a close Thursday as Democratic leaders failed to muster a quorum to conduct business.

Survivors of sexual abuse are asking Michigan House lawmakers to take up bills they say would give people access to justice.

Action in the Legislature’s lame duck session stalled Wednesday as a boycott by all the House Republicans plus one Democrat left the chamber without a quorum to conduct business.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is investigating a 69,000 gallon oil spill from Enbridge Line 6, about 60 miles west of Milwaukee.

Some long-term Michigan prisoners have been hoping the Legislature would pass a package of bills that could give them another chance at freedom. But time has all but run out.

Six of Michigan’s electors face felony charges for being so-called "fake electors" in 2020. So casting the electoral votes to send Trump back to the White House felt especially triumphant, they said.

The Michigan Court of Appeals has ordered criminal election fraud cases to go forward against two men accused of orchestrating misleading political robo-calls to Detroit voters.